ITV's Lorraine interview cut short and pulled off air after Pope Francis death

ITV chatshow Lorraine was dramatically cut short today by Christine Lampard as the presenter announced the death of Pope Francis.

Christine was midway through an interview with Pilgrimage star Harry Clark when she was forced to interrupt him. Lorraine was then taken off air, with Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley taking over to deliver the breaking news.

While Harry was speaking about filming the Two show, Christine interrupted him to say: "Harry, I'm sorry, we're just going to interrupt you just for a moment. Interestingly, we're talking about Pilgrimage as well as faith and belief. We've just been told there is breaking news in the last few minutes from the Vatican.

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